Pie-plate attachment



J. BAKKEN.

PIE PLATE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED DEc.1s,192f.

1,420,466. IafgntedJufleZO, 1922.

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PIE-PLATE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIA BAKKEN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Northwood, in the county of GrandForks and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pie- Plate Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to attachments for the plates in which pies arebaked; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of theparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side View of a pie plate provided with anattachment according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a side view of a portion of the attachment showing thecorrugated flange.

The pie plate 4 is of any approved form, and it has a flange or rim 5 onwhich the outer portion 6 of the crust of the pie rests, and which alsosupports the corresponding portion 7 of the upper crust, when the piehas an upper crust. In order to prevent juice from escaping out of thepie while be ing baked, and also to support and protect the pie afterbeing baked, an attachment 8 is provided. This attachment is in the formof a ring having a flange 9 at its lower part, similar to the flange 5of the pie plate. The ring-shaped attachment projects upwardly from itsflange 9, and it has a series of lugs 10 at its top. Four lugs areshown,but three lugs, or more than four lugs can be provided.

The flange 9 is preferably corrugated in an ornamental manner to stiffenit, and also to ornament the pie in the usual manner,but it may be plainif desired.

Clamps 12 are pivoted to the flange 9, and project below the flange ofthe pie plate. These clamps may be of different widths, and the smallerclamps are used when the pie has no upper crust, and when there is lessthickness of crust between the flanges.

The flange 9 has a downwardly project- Specification of Letters Patent.Patented J ne 20 1922 Application filed December 16, 1921.

Serial No. 522,813.

ing cutting edge 14 at its periphery which engages wlth the rim of thepie plate.

The pie is formed in the pie plate in the usual manner, and theattachment is then clamped over it, as shown in Fig. 1. The corrugatedflange of the attachment ornaments the pie crust when pressed upon it.The pie is then baked, and the attachment prevents juice from leakingout around the edge of the pie. When the pie is baked, it is taken offand turned over, and the lugs of the attachment form legs to support iton a shelf while it is cooling.

The attachment also permits a number of pics to be packed together oneabove an other, as it holds the pies apart, and protects them frominjury. The top of the attachment is preferably open, and when no uppercrust is used, the filling of the pie can be placed in it after theattachment has been clamped to the pie plate.

Thelower edge of the attachment cuts the pie crust that extends outsidethe pie plate without the use of a knife.

What I claim is:

1. An attachment for a pie plate, com prising an annular member providedwith a peripheral flange having a downwardly projecting cutting edge,said member having also upwardly projecting lugs adapted to support itwhen inverted, and having also means for attaching it to a pie plate.

2. The combination, with a pie plate provided with a flange, of anannular attachment provided with a similar flange and having upwardlyprojecting lugs adapted to support the pie plate when inverted, andmeans for securing the two flanges together.

3. An attachment for a pie plate, comprising an annular member providedwith a pe ripheral flange and upwardly projecting lugs adapted tosupport it when inverted, said attachment having also means forattaching it to a pie plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JULIA BAKKEN.

